World Literature

Written by an eccentric Anglican curate, Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) brought the terrors of the Gothic novel to a new fever pitch of intensity. Its tormented villain seeks a victim to release from his fatal pact with the devil, and Maturin's bizarre...

The original Welsh stories of these beloved characters and their world for the first time in English The stories in Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts deal with well-known figures from medieval Britain who will be familiar to many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761044595Author Yassmin Abdel-MagiedFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage (Australia)Publisher Random House Australia

'Ten little dogs, sitting in a line, One chased a butterfly And then there were.... nine' Then 8, then 7 and so on, until only one little dog remains. Will there be none? Turn the page for the exuberant denouement with all 10 irresistible pups.About...

'There's nothing logical about Pencradoc!' Aspiring actress Cordelia Beaumont is fed up of spending summer in the city. So, when the opportunity presents itself, she jumps straight on a train to pay a visit to Pencradoc - the beautiful Cornish estate...

Longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary AwardWinner of the Ivo Andric Grand Prize for best novel of 2022From the INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR Eugene Vodolazkin - winner of the BIG BOOK AWARD, the LEO TOLSTOY YASNAYA POLYANA AWARD, and the READ RUSSIA...

This novel is one of the most ambitious and remarkable literary achievements of our time. It is a picaresque, psychological novel-a novel of the road, a journey or voyage of the human spirit in its search for reality in a world of illusion and nightmare...

Many have viewed Kaiser Wilhelm II as having personally ruled Germany, dominating its politics, and choreographing its ambitious leap to global power. But how accurate is this picture? As The Kaiser and the Colonies shows, Wilhelm II was a...

Neighbourhood planning, introduced by the Localism Act 2011, is now well established as the new 'first tier' of our planning system. The key to this brave new world of localism is the Neighbourhood Development Plan, which enables local communities to...

Modern-day Beirut is seen through the eyes of a failed writer, the eponymous Mister N. He has left his comfortable apartment and checked himself into a hotel-he thinks. Certainly, they take good care of him there. Meanwhile, on the streets below, a grim...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890438Author Mirza WaheedFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

What happens when human beings fail to do as reason bids? This book is an attempt to address this age-old question within Kant's mature practical philosophy, i.e. the practical philosophy that emerged with the watershed discovery of autonomy in the...

In this poignant novel, award-winning author, Charles Mungoshi, explores the consequences of colonialism in 1960s Zimbabwe. Waiting for the Rain asks how a nation can look to the future and preserve its traditions while being tied down to the present...

In this wildly original debut - part social-political satire, part international mystery - a new virus turns people into something inhuman, upending society as we know it. Shortly to be adapted by Netflix into Uprising The body of a young woman found...

The NMC "Future Nurse" guidelines have extended the breadth and depth of the knowledge and skills required to become a UK registered nurse. At the same time a new Test of Competence (ToC) comes into use for non-EU overseas nurses wishing to work in the...

This Town and Parish Council VAT Guide is an easy reference guide for those engaged in administering the financial affairs of town and parish councils in England and community councils in Wales. It focuses on the typical range of activities that these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913971229Author John TownsendFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734789621Author Lisa DaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Mu PublishingPublisher Mu PublishingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953861702Author E.T.A. HoffmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913917029Author Kathryn O'DriscollFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Verve Poetry PressPublisher Verve Poetry Press

'This is Mike Phillips's best novel, brutal and caring, totally authentic' The Times Sent from London to New York to bring a dying friend's message to his daughter, Mary, Sam Dean arrives in Queens, steeped in a mesh...

Coaching soccer can be challenging to both the beginner and advanced coach. However, at any level, a modern and adaptive soccer playing style can be developed as players progressively acquire specific tactics and technical skills. Step-by-step, essential...

The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child-sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed beak and an oval-shaped saucer on top of its head, which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838395964Author Ogaga EmuveyanFormat PaperbackImprint Formy BooksPublisher Formy Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558612952Author Barbara MolinardFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The...

- When do individuals radicalise? - Can terrorism be rational? - How can we define terrorism? - What is the role of women in terrorism? - Can states be terrorist? World leading experts answer these questions in Contemporary Terrorism Studies,...

Kate MccGwire is an internationally renowned British sculptor whose practice revolves around the uncanny. Employing natural materials and in particular, feathers, MccGwire creates arresting, sensuous, otherworldly sculptures and site-specific works,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839408472Author Claudia MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Along the Mediterranean coastline of Spain, real-estate developers scramble to transform the once pastoral landscape into tourist resorts, nightclubs, and beachfront properties with lavish bars and pools. The booming post-Franco years have left...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953861306Author Hermann BurgerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher Archipelago Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999896850Author Frank McDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint MartelloPublisher MartelloDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374504649Author Flannery O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681376769Author Ferit EdguFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640095373Author Maru AyaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

China is a transitional society with one of the highest inequality rates in the world. Criminologists would typify this as a highly toxic combination, creating very high levels of crime. Yet China reports extremely low crime rates. How might this be?...

'With bravery and humour, Daukes uncovers an origin story that would have crushed many. Utterly compelling.' John NivenBook InformationISBN 9781999770136Author Johnny DaukesFormat HardbackImprint Ember PressPublisher Ember Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912987504Author Marijke SchermerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint World Editions LtdPublisher World Editions Ltd

Discover Frog and Dog, a laugh-out-loud series for beginning readers! Pick a book. Grow a reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With...

From Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, New York Times bestselling author and Russia's greatest living absurdist, comes an elaborate family drama, social satire, and burlesque of twists, coincidences, and hijinks. Kidnapped is a madcap crime spree that caroms...

We all want joy for ourselves and for those we love - naturally. But often it eludes us. Joy in the Bible if far greater, more robust, than happiness. It persists through the hard times. We're even encouraged to rejoice in God 'always'. Joni...